Malvaceae FAMILY

Sterculia guttata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sterculia guttata is a deciduous tree growing up to 20 metres tall. The bole is straight and cylindrical[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials,

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos.

HabitatAlong the margins of evergreen forests, and in semi-evergreen forests, at elevations up to 900 metres. Very rare in moist, low country in Sri Lanka[ 464 Title A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Publication Author Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Dulau and Co; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].